Candidate profile
John Christopher Appleby
Democracy Club person ID 2912
Statement to voters
John has lived in the North-East for forty years, and works at Newcastle University – a popular teacher of Maths for Engineers. He has experience of: - Former Newcastle councillor - Candidate for Police & Crime Commissioner 2024 - Managing a large department of 1,000 staff and students and a budget of £14M - Chairing a local charity and being trustee of other charities - President of a local union branch - Regional and national church committees His priorities are: - Honest and pragmatic politics - The Environment – leadership helping us to move to a Sustainable world - Safer walking and cycling for health and environment – keen user of a car-club (pay-as-you-go) - Cleaner rivers and beaches – end the scandal of sewage - Fairness – cost-of-living, crime, air-quality all impact hardest on deprived communities - Carers and social care – support those in need and take pressure off the NHS
Election history
Westminster general elections
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Rank | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tynemouth | Liberal Democrats | 2,709 | 5 | first_last |
| 2019 | Tynemouth | Liberal Democrats | 3,791 | 3 | first_last |
| 2017 | Tynemouth | Liberal Democrats | 1,724 | 3 | first_last |
| 2015 | North Tyneside | Liberal Democrats | 2,075 | 4 | first_last |
| 2010 | Tynemouth | Liberal Democrats | 7,845 | 3 | first_last |